This is a sectioned base of the type of projectile pictured here. The method of
securing the copper ring sabot by casting it into recessed notches in the projectile base
can be seen. The base of the projectile is quite flat, unusual in a Confederate
conical projectile.
This is the projectile
that General Abbot said was much better than the Parrott and should be adopted by the
United States. It never threw the band, always took the rifling and did not chip at
the base. The sabot is secured by 9 lugs, fitting into corresponding notches in the
projectile base. The wooden fuze plug is unusually large, almost 2 inches in
diameter. This specimen was recovered from Petersburg, Virginia.
